Technology for Supply Chain Success

Catalog description

Information systems and technology enable SCM processes and operations to improve productivity and link to internal and external business partners. This course will address the strategy behind SCM systems development and integration, and will be supported by the systems and tools available in the SCM Center of Excellence. The course begins with a review of the fundamentals of information systems and technology and progresses to the role of ERP in enabling integration and visibility in SCM. The operational and decision support systems that support the five facets of SCM; Plan, Source, Make, Deliver, and Returns, will be reviewed from the perspective of the critical processes of each. Elements of project management and system analysis and selection will be discussed. Students will gain hands-on experience with SAP and various supply chain-related applications, such as supply chain design and data visualization. The course will provide students the opportunity to study, analyze, and observe the information systems and technology tools that enable inter-enterprise communications (i.e. Electronic Data Interchange - EDI), collaboration (i.e. Vendor Managed Inventory ? VMI, and Collaborative Planning Forecasting and Replenishment ? CPFR), and enhanced data collection (i.e. radio frequency Identification ? RFID). In addition, decision support systems such as Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS), network optimization, Warehouse Management System (WMS), Transportation Management Systems (TMS), etc. will be discussed. Hands-on experience with some supply chain systems will be provided. This course supports the program goals by enabling students to develop a working knowledge of the information systems and technology required to efficiently and effectively manage internal supply chain disciplines, to integrate and collaborate with external business partners, and to make…